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Neon Rainbow

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Intro:   Fadd9  G7  
CThe city lights, Gthe pretty lights, Gmthey can warm the Acoldest nights,
FAll the people Bbgoing places, Fsmiling with Bbelectric faces, 
FWhat they find the Bbglow erases, Fand what they lose the Bbglow replaces,
And Glife is G7love in a neon CrainEmbow, a neon BbrainbA7ow.
Moving lines,  flashing signs, blinking faster than the mind, 
Leading people with suggestions, leaving no unanswered questions, 
you can live without direction, and you don't have to be perfection, 
And life is love in a neon rainbow, a neon rainbow.
But in the Ddaytime Geverything changes, Dnothing reGmains the same,
DNo one Gsmiles any more and Dno one will open his Gdoor 
Until the night time G7comes, and then the …
Verse 1

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Neon Rainbow

by The Box Tops

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Chords in this song · guitar

Fadd9

Fadd9 G7

Intro:

C G Gm A

The city lights, the pretty lights, they can warm the coldest nights,

F Bb F Bb

All the people going places, smiling with electric faces,

F Bb F Bb

What they find the glow erases, and what they lose the glow replaces,

G G7 C Em Bb A7

And life is love in a neon rainbow, a neon rainbow.

Moving lines, flashing signs, blinking faster than the mind,

Leading people with suggestions, leaving no unanswered questions,

you can live without direction, and you don't have to be perfection,

And life is love in a neon rainbow, a neon rainbow.

D G D G

But in the daytime everything changes, nothing remains the same,

D G D G

No one smiles any more and no one will open his door

Until the night time comes, and then the …

Verse 1

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